COMMENTARY | Say what you want about politicians, but not about Kim Kardashian. The same goes for making the pop diva the object of a petition, that’s not going to fly either. It sounds like certain people would like to think that there’s a “Kim Kardashian” clause added to the First Amendment. The people invested in protecting the image of the pop diva seem to play by different rules than everyone else.
Protesters are prevalent on the campaign trail as the GOP candidates make their way around the nation today. Most of the time if a protester is holding a sign that’s expressing a negative thought about the the candidate who’s about to take the podium, it’s simply ignored. When Kardashian attended a Mavericks game this weekend, anyone making a negative comment, starting a chant about her, or holding up a sign that offered negative words about her, the stadium staff had orders to escort that person to the nearest exit. While that strategy wasn’t needed, as the crowd didn’t bother the oldest Kardashian sister, putting these rules in place for just this reality star seems unfair and over-the-top specialized treatment.
BoycottKim.com is a website that was created by one man who wishes to remain anonymous. This website’s goal is getting people to sign a petition online pledging to boycott the businesses that do business with Kim Kardashian. People flocked to this website once word got out and the petition boasts over 500,000 names online today and it’s growing fast. The reason’s behind creating this boycott are controversial, as they have to do with the Kardashians possibly doing business with manufacturers that use child labor. Kim’s lawyer allegedly got in touch with BoycottKim.com’s creator and threatened legal action against him, according to the NY Daily News. It looks like a petition is another area that’s off limits if it’s against Kim Kardashian.
As far as the directives given to the staff at the Mavericks game, there’s nothing said about how that ball got rolling for putting this in place. According to the Dallas Morning News, the organization “wanted to make Kardashian feel more respected and more loved than in LA.” Who’s behind initiating the rules to remove spectators if they became negative appearing towards this special guest? Was this a request from the Kardashian camp? Since when does the public get a different set of playing rules when it comes to a pop diva? The First Amendment doesn’t say freedom of the press except in special cases with Kardashian’s name listed next to it. It’s not mentioned anywhere that your right to protest encompasses everything else except this one particular reality show star.